Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-16

ject of the meeting, but I force.
said. Leavitt was admitted n m 81, what
there was no other business tion einoer,
was there. don't remembas Ire
Plath was. Doak was there ani She
ton and Ressegieu. There wsra harl
ten saloonkeepers present. 20. not
all went out together. 7 ,, Junk,
1 went out with Leayitt uont q
the evening of the murder 'aY Ba
l met him in front of Eberle's al,
was about sunset that We went ; nuioo On
loon. We stayed there all a ,nso The
$3.50. 1t had rained that afternoona
| ordered supper at the Shenbesa y
left me and went to the drug ,,a nSi
went clear back to the rear of IL store
rant when ordered the stool. rss4
just stepped inside the saloon BaI
stop moment, but turned rinht ne d
went to the drug store. Ithen r "ooa'
the rear of the restaurant and went
order. wa ted till the steak was sr we,
! was near the front door when ROO r. soos
back. don't know how long Ia J waa
! don't know how long it was aft a"s %
back that we went to eat the sunnar le
we had our supper We went inc :, AZ
room. Barnes took cigar ana w. .ne
to his home. went out east NV ",n' u
into the Chicago saloon, and tr nn looI
went to Junk's saloon, then hao Vn "
Shepherd. and then to the Ensl;s lN 70 20
saloon. On my first trial i swo on A :,
went from Junk's to the Eng),sho 'G ~ I'M
and that was the only time 1 Was s,' st
English Kitchen. l did not testjfy AZ, a.
went back from Junk's to thu SL., 'ha]
l was before the coroner,s iury .Ip
after, or the second day after. tha M. NC,
] testified that day, and was osso 4 !" u" ,,',]
| was the day and evening of tlnn ,n, WY
l testified before the coroners INV iu u J
took supper Mt the Shepherd snlnor ~
when / came out heard that soma
was killed, and that l was ready 70
home and went down past the Co,n,
house and heard some one say thu, 'I II
dock was killed. I did not say 70 the "a
ner's jury that after l CAM on,
the Shepherd saloon l went sas,
the English Kitchen suloun. did mt
anything about going from Junks ia
English Kitchen. On my first fri.
testified that went from the Sbenh
saloon TO Junk's and from there that "
to the English Kitchen, nnl that I /
learned of the killing when l wa; n,
English Kitchen. ii il not in thai 70
mony say word about going into the Sh
herd saloon the second time, or about uo|
INTO it after l had been in Junks, Or al !
gong from the Shepherd to the En,lI
Kitchen. Bismarck nor his wife is mol
friend OF mine nor am 1 n friend of II
marcks fnmily. KNEW that Bismarck \
run away. l had read in the paper that
went away on account of this murder.
saw Bismarck mt Borsch's beer garden 1.
days after the murder. don't know HI
long that Was before he went away. n
was after I had been before the corcne
jury. L. was perhaps four days after
murder. / think it was III September L
l bought Bismarrk's house. / don't kn
whether it was before or after my arrest,
the murder of Haddock. B.smalck's Ii
girl brought me note. 1t was written
her mother, not by Bismarck. Bisma
cant write. ] went to her house that
or next day. l don't think 1 did TESTIFY
my other trial that I only went to
marck's house. / guess I went on Sd
day to Bismarck's house, after the
u 3 girl brought me the note. 1t was 81
day morning about 8 o'clock. l had S,
Mrs. Bismarck before that. | don't
member Just wh"n it was. She cane
the brewery. When l was ut her hor
not word was said about where he h,
band was nor wheth she was poip !,
meet him. The next tims saw her n
at the Nlilwaulle. house, which was X
by Paul Leader. Noting was slia at i.
time about the whereabouts OF her Il,
band.
discrimination: The reason why ID
not testify that / was at the Shepherd 5
loon second time was because iorso.
l have seen Bismarck' wife freguen
during the past six or seven years. | do
know where was when the shot was fir
but think it was at the Shepherd saloc
do not know how long after | left
Shepherd it was till heard OF the kill
few minutes.